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shellac solution of lac in alcohol or acetone. In commerce the name is applied to the resinous substance (lac) itself rather than to the solution. It ranges in color from orange to light yellow depending upon the extent to which it has been purified; the darker shellacs are the less pure. When bleached it is known as white shellac. Applied to surfaces such as wood and plaster, the solution forms a hard coating upon evaporation of the solvent. Shellac is widely used as a spirit varnish , as a protective covering for drawings and plaster casts, for stiffening in the manufacture of felt hats, in making sealing wax, and in electrical insulation.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

shellac lac melted into thin plate for use as varnish. XVIII. f. SHELL sb. + LAC.

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shel·lac / shəˈlak/ • n. lac resin melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish. ∎ a thin varnish containing this resin. • v. (-lacked / -ˈlakt/ , -lack·ing / -ˈlaking/ ) [tr.] 1. [often as adj.] (shellacked) varnish (something) with shellac. 2. (usu. be shellacked) inf. defeat or beat (someone) decisively: they were shellacked in the 1982 election.

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